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President orders COI into alleged assassination plot President David Granger has ordered a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the alleged assassination plot against him. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon , made the disclosure Friday at a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Minister said that within two weeks’ time, the government will make public the COI and the identity of the
persons who will be leading the inquiry. The President has the authority to order a COI into any matter that is of public safety and happiness of the people of this country, the Minister said. “Any plot or attempt to cause harm to his Excellency must be something that is in the public’s interest. So it is not a matter of not having confidence in any particular entity, but it is the right of the
president to determine if he requires any deeper level of inquiry into any matter,” Minister Harmon explained. In April, reports surfaced in the media of an alleged plot to kill the Head of State. During the said period, Harmon disclosed that Cabinet and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were aware of a reported threat made against President Granger’s life. (DPI/ GINA)
Support for criminal system underway The Ministry of Legal Affairs is launching a project to provide support for the Criminal Justice System. The general purpose of the project is to reduce the high concentration of the prison population in Guyana. This will be achieved by focusing on two specific objectives, as follows the reduction of the number of inmates on pre-trial detention; and increasing the use of alternative sentencing in Guyana. The project will be launched today at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown. Component 1 of the programme will deal with the reduction of the use of pretrial detention. A pilot that will provide legal assistance to applicable non-violent offenders in pre-trial detention; enhancing the DPP and Police Prosecutors’ ability to handle cases before proceeding to trial; strengthening the Magistrates’ Court level of the Judiciary; a restorative Justice Pilot to solve minor offenses or disputes through alternatives to trial. Component two will focus on the increase in the use of alternative sentencing, a pilot project implemented at Magistrate Court level to apply currently available alternatives to imprisonment to appropriate, non-violent offend-
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ers; strengthening of the probation service so it can perform adequate follow-ups of treatment delivered in and after prison, in order to better tend to the rehabilitative needs of those who present a lower risk of reoffending; strengthening of the Law Reform Commission in its role of drafting new legislation introducing non-custodial sanctions suitable for different types of offences and applicable to a variety of circumstances. In 2016, Canada-funded project “Strengthening the Guyanese Criminal Justice System” was launched. The Government of Canada, through its Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme (ACCBP), is providing funds to the Canadian NGO, the Justice Education Society (JES), to implement this project over a two-year period to the tune of C’dn$750,000 ($106 million). This is Canada’s largest bilateral project with Guyana. The goal of the JES project is to develop the technical capacity of the police, police prosecutors, state prosecutors and magistrates to collect, analyze and present forensic evidence as a means of decreasing impunity rates. The JES team had visited Guyana and commenced training activities within the
Guyana Police Force on Major Case Management, Forensic Video Analysis and Crime Scene Management. JES is a Canadian nonprofit organization with an impressive record of improving the effectiveness of justice systems in Canada and around the world. The JES programme in Central America has resulted in increased efficiency of criminal investigations, greater collaboration between institutions and reduced impunity rates. For example, in Guatemala, between 2009 and 2013, the conviction rate for violent crimes increased from five to 29 percent. The Justice Education Society (JES) programme is towards ensuring that Guyana capacity in solving crime by training police prosecutors, crime scene investigators, state prosecutors, magistrates and forensic experts is heightened. The project entailed intense consultation with stakeholders and views on crime prevention, criminal investigation and case management, the Guyana /Canada continuous cooperation has contributed greatly to the development of an even closer relationship between the criminal justice administrations of our two countries, Guyana and Canada.
Case management software among mechanisms used in judicial reform While backlog reduction has been identified as the top - Caribbean jurist project priority in judicial reform, a number of mechanisms must also be implemented to aid in the process. Among these mechanisms is the use for appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) which is critical to many other reform initiatives that should be undertaken. According to information posted on the Caribbean Jurist Project website, ICT has been identified as a key element in service transformation, enabling new rules, and the case management process. In keeping with the objective of reducing the backlog and delivering judgments in an efficient and timely manner, many regional judiciaries use the Judicial Enforcement Management System (JEMS) to varying degrees for their IT needs. JEMS is an integrated case management software that that offers highly
customizable, flexible case management, optionally enhanced with technologies such as web interfaces, IVR telephone systems, imaging, and eFiling. However it was noted that many issues have been identified with this system including the cost of software licenses, support for the product and the inability of the system to address all of the needs. Yet this component is touted as a regional IT system that can be used by all of the Courts or as many that wish to use it. The component deals primarily with software systems development and, implementation; however hardware and other infrastructure requirements can be sourced where necessary. The functional requirements of the system depend critically on outputs from other components of the project including performance stan-
dards and statistical requirements. Outside of the systems development, other key subcomponents include training and the development of an organizational structure. Additionally, Registrars and Chief Justices are expected to sign-off on functional requirement specifications. Court administration staff and judicial officers are required to be intimately involved in development of functional specifications. According to the information, the ultimate beneficiaries would be users of the court system who can expect more efficient and quality services.” Other beneficiaries would include court staff, court administrators and judicial officers who would have access to efficient technologies, timely access to quality information both about cases and about performance.
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Govt’s silence on oil-related concerns can hinder membership to global transparency body The coalition government’s silence on matters relating to the deal struck with oil giant ExxonMobil can put a dent in efforts to secure membership with the Extractive Industries and Transparency Institute (EITI). EITI is a non-profit organization registered in Norway. It is respected as a global standard to promote the open and accountable management of extractive resources. It seeks to address the key governance issues in the oil, gas and mining sectors, all of which Guyana has.
The government is actively looking to join the EITI. To this extent it has announced plans to engage the public. EITI has a five-step sign up process that countries must go through on the road to the membership of the recognizably important body. That five step process is just the first phase. The five steps include: government engagement, company engagement, civil society engagement, the establishment of a multistakeholder Group then agreement of an EITI work plan.
Engagement with civil society is of utmost importance to the EITI since it focuses on transparency. EITI says, “The participation of civil society is fundamental to achieving the objectives of EITI, including Principle 4 which states that public understanding of government revenues and expenditure over time could help public debate and inform choice of appropriate and realistic options for sustainable development.” In a published advertisement, the government said
that the Guyana EITI (GYEITI) through the Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting a series of outreach events during this month. The outreaches are scheduled for Corriverton, Bartica, Linden, Charity and Georgetown. The advertisement outlines three objectives: To engage and provide to a wide cross section of Guyanese, relevant information about EITI, its implementation and benefits for Guyana; create a platform for good governance and management of Guyana’s natural resources and enhance communications efficiency between GYEITI and citizens. However, it is unclear what form this engagement will take. From all indications full disclosures will not be made during these outreaches. Efforts by civil society so far to get information out of the government about matters related to the oil deal have been futile. The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) tried to get information out of the government in this regard. It had written to the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, seeking information. However, the body had to turn to the media after Minister Trotman refused to even acknowledge receipt of the letter. To this day, the body cannot get the information it sought. The Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA), also another non-governmental organization wants information from the government that it is not getting. One of the Association’s Directors and prominent lawyer, Nigel Hughes, delivered a presentation in Trinidad and Tobago. He noted that the government has failed to give information about key concerns of the Guyanese people.
President David Granger These include whether there is a ceiling for cost recovery in any given year. Yearly cost recovery ceiling would refer to the amount of money which government and ExxonMobil agree that the company will take out from the yearly revenues generated in order to recover its investment. The amount of money agreed on will reflect in Guyana’s yearly piece of the pie. It has already been established that Guyana is supposed to get 50 percent of the profit and two percent royalty. Case study: If ExxonMobil receives $100 per year and takes out $70 for cost recovery purposes that would leave only $30. Two percent will then have to be taken out for royalty and the remainder is to be divided 50-50. Therefore, cost recovery ceiling is an important factor in getting to understanding just how much Guyana will benefit yearly. Hughes also pointed out that there has been no indication whether cost recovery is a percentage of revenue. Hughes noted, too, that Guyanese are yet to be told how the government intends to validate the costs ExxonMobil has incurred. This is important, as the possibil-
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman ity of inflated cost cannot be ruled out. Hughes said, “There is also an absence of any information on key variables including life of the project in years, the total investment, the annual fixed cost per year, estimated cost of a barrel of oil for the project, and whether any duties, tax concessions were granted.” During his presentation, Hughes spoke about the call made by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) for more information to be put in the public domain. He said, “One of the parties in the Coalition called on (Continued on page 14)
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WHAT ABOUT THE GAS? This past week the Trinidad Express ran a story which questioned what Guyana was going to do with the natural gas which would be released when oil exploration begins. Trinidad and Tobago had used its natural gas to develop a large industrial sector. In fact, it is the natural gas rather than petroleum that is keeping Trinidad and Tobago afloat. Many people expect ExxonMobil to begin producing oil from the Liza well in Guyana by the year 2020. Some estimates have claimed that 100,000 barrels are likely to be produced each day beginning in 2020. The basis of this prediction is uncertain since the Guyana government is mysteriously tight-lipped about the contract it has
signed with Exxon and how the terms compare with international best practices. Guyanese are no wiser as to whether the country has been outfoxed by Exxon, if the interests of Guyana have been sold out or whether Guyana has got the deal of a lifetime. Against this background, not many people are interested in finding out what will become of the natural gas which is usually released when oil is extracted. There have been murmurs about plans to bring these to shore to help generate cheap energy, something that Guyana badly needs, but not much is being heard about this aspect either. All of this has led to unnecessary speculation about whether the Guyana government really knows
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what it is doing and who exactly it is dealing with. Unless the Guyana government gets its act together, Exxon can end up seizing the hog’s share of Guyana’s oil wealth. Exxon does not need to drill for oil right now in Guyana. Oil prices are low. Exxon has massive investment in the oil industry around the world, including in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer. It is not short of oil fields. It does not need to make any investment in oil production in Guyana. Guyana is part of Exxon’s long term strategy. Exxon is seeking to get its hands on oil finds so that it can be assured that whatever happens elsewhere in the world, it will not go out of business. This is Exxon’s strategic interest in Guyana.
Soulja Bai got to build a new jail When a prisoner warden got to think bout he house and he family and when he gun go home at de end of the de day, a prisoner got 24 hours a day just thinking how to get away from jail. Imagine a man get eighty years; is he whole life he got to think how he gun get out. Yesterday, nuff prisoners put all dem thinking into action. Dem boys always seh that prison wardens gun cause de death of dem mattee. Dem does smuggle things inside de prisons. When dem got a raid and dem seize all dem phones and jookahs, dem same prison wardens does sell back de phones to de prisoners. Some does do more than that. Ganja and anything does get sell in de jail. Some of dem tek things too far this time; dem sell guns to dem prisoners and that is how one of dem get
shoot and kill. If anybody should get charge fuh murder it got to be a prison officer. Now five prisoners at large. It coulda been seven but two of dem get shoot when dem try to get away. What really got dem boys worried is that a man who been pun death row actually get away. This man get condemn fuh killing thirteen people in Lusignan and another twelve at Bartica. He gone. If dem ketch him dem lucky. This was a man who was planning all de time. Dem got another getaway expert. He get away from de police at Mackenzie and he get away from dem in town. When he get ketch is because de police in Suriname hold him. Dem boys don’t think he going back to Suriname again. But dem have another problem. Soulja Bai got to find a new jail because this one bun
down. Ever since Gajraj, de government never want to build a new prison. Now dem don’t have a choice. At least dem can now move de prison out of town. Soulja Bai, de prisoners don’t have to sleep in de rain or tek de sun. Tek back de Sanata Complex. It big enough of keep all of dem. Talk half and wonder if this jailbreak gun be like de one in 2002.
It does not need the oil right now which lies in the Stabroek Block. What it needs is to hold ownership of that block for the next twentyfive years before someone else gets their hands on it. Exxon is investing in nonoil businesses with the Saudis in Mexico. It plans to use natural gas in that operation. It is not saying what it will do with Guyana’s natural gas. The government itself seems to be waffling. It too does not know what to do with the natural gas and how to get an investor. It also seems clueless when it comes to what are its options in terms of production sharing. Exxon Mobil is not going to invest a cent into oil production in Guyana with such indecisiveness from the
government. It does not need to. Exxon is interested in ensuring that when the oil runs out in most of its major investments, it can turn to Guyana. At best, therefore, it is likely to only develop one well, not the eight or nine which people expect it to do in Guyana to being major wealth to the country. Exxon is not bothered by any environmental backlash. With America pulling out of the Paris Agreement, the environmentalists who could have presented a problem to Exxon’s operations in this part of the world have been neutralized. But this is not necessarily good news for Guyana. What it means is that oil production in other parts of the world will not be
threatened with the scalingback of climate change concerns. As such, Exxon does not necessarily have to seek new discoveries in other parts of the world to boost its output. It can boost its output from its traditional sources, including its investments in shale and fracking. Guyana had therefore better gets it act together and do so far because while the horizon may seem bright, it may all be an illusion. Production may not get off the ground in 2020. And it definitely will not unless a decision is made about natural gas.
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Medical drug suppliers must be registered with Food and Drug Dept. The newly implemented drug procurement system requires successful suppliers to register all drugs with the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GAFDD). This is to ensure that quality drugs and medical supplies are acquired through the procurement system. This was highlighted during a presentation by Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Public Health on the Global Health Supply Chain Management, Cecil Jacks. Jacks was at the time speaking at the recently concluded, Staff training and Capacity Building exercise for Regional Health Officers (RHOs) and
Programme Heads of the Ministry of Public Health at the Lake Mainstay Resort. It has been recognised that suppliers who have won bids for the supply of drugs did not register imported items with the GA-FDD. This has resulted in the inefficiency of prescribed drugs to patients. Jacks pointed out that this problem is simply because the evaluation aspect of the tendering process is not being effectively implemented. “There is a bad practice in Guyana where when the evaluation committee is nominated and selected by NPTAB (National Procurement and Tender Administration Board) they don’t do their jobs, they
depend on the procurement assistants from MMU (Materials Management Unit) to do the evaluation and then just send them the report and they sign off, we learnt that. “That is a lesson we learnt, so the new trend now is to get these evaluators lock them in a room for like a week or two, get the evaluation out of the way and let us proceed,” Jacks explained. He also said that the Ministry of Public Health did not have a proficient procurement unit. This affected the way regional procurement was handled through the ministry. “For the very first time in its history we have recruited an entire procurement unit so we have literally built a procurement unit from scratch.” The staff which had been recruited is currently being trained to understand the procurement system. Programme
heads within the ministry are also being trained to be compliant with various aspects of the procurement exercise and system. Stressing the need for quality drugs to be streamlined into the health system, Jacks noted that at least one supplier who had previously been awarded a contract to supply drugs did not have at least 75 percent of procured drugs registered. This, Jacks added, is more than an oversight by the evaluators. The fact that the quality of the drugs is not assured can mean that patients may not be getting adequate treat-
ment for a specific illness. The Technical Advisor, emphasising the need for quality assurance, cited an example, “Quality is important. I had an experience in Region Two, where a patient was given the Ministry of Public Health’s Metformin and the numbers (Blood Glucose Reading) remained the same, (but) that person switched to a private service branded Metformin and the numbers just kept coming down. So it means that there is a quality issue. That is why registration with the FDD is important.” Delicia Haynes
Cecil Jacks, Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Public Health on the Global Health Supply Chain Management
Correction: Contrary to information published in a previous article on the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, (THAG) on the announcement of the New Executive, Kaieteur News wishes to note that THAG was not established 12 years ago by 5 persons as was reported in the article. THAG is a non-profit, private sector-led organisation established since 1992. The group is dedicated to lobbying, marketing and advocating for sustainable tourism development by fostering professionalism and quality service, providing benefits to members, representing member interest and collaborating with Government and influencing its tourism policies." Kaieteur News apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Report locally, think globally - visiting Canadian Journalist urges at media seminar By Feona Morrison Veteran Canadian Journalist, Kim Bolan, from the Vancouver Sun, a Canadian newspaper, has urged local journalists to not only report locally, but to think globally. Bolan, who has over 30 years’ experience in the profession, made these remarks during a two-day seminar held to sensitise journalists on reporting on criminal investigations and court cases. The event which commenced on Saturday was held at the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Officers’ Training Centre. It was funded by Canada’s Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme (ACCBP), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. It was one of many training sessions held by the Justice Education Society (JES), a project funded by Canada’s ACCBP, and aimed at strengthening Guyana’s Justice System. The JES is a non-profit organization with over 25 years of experience. Its mission is to build strong communities by promoting the understanding of, access to, and confidence in justice systems both in Canada and internationally. Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George; Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan; Magistrates Crystal Lambert and Zamilla Ally-Seepaul; Commander of Police ‘A’ Division, Marlon Chapman; Police Public Relation Officer (PRO) Superintendent of Police Jairam Ramlakhan; President of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) Neil Marks; JES Project Manager, Evelyn Newman, and other senior police officers were among the audience.
Journalist interacting with Members of the Judiciary and Guyana Police Force
Veteran Canadian Journalist, Kim Bolan makes a point during her PowerPoint presentation Also attending were journalists attached to Kaieteur News, Stabroek News, the Guyana Chronicle; Guyana Times; Newsroom, Prime News, News Source, HPGTV Nightly News, Department of Public Information (DPI), Demerara Waves, Capital News among others. During her PowerPoint presentation, Bolan told journalists that the stories they do locally may have connections to other countries (internationally). She urged them to “dig” into stories so as to expose connections between local and international incidents. This award winning Journalist has reported on wars in Afghanistan and the bombing and trials related to the Air India Flight 182. She said that the work of Journalists has a huge impact on the community and country. During her career, Bolan
recalled that her life was the subject of a murder plot, which she reported on. There was a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities in working with the police and building mutual trust. During this discussion, several Journalists highlighted the difficulties they encounter obtaining information from the police. Denis Chabrol, who is attached to Demerara Waves, said that police are still to send out a press statement on the recent attempted robbery at Republic Bank, Water Street, Georgetown. Members of the media were given a chance to speak about the challenges faced in reporting on crime, criminal investigations and criminal court proceedings. They also suggested mechanism that could assist them to give the public up-to-date and informative reports. Nazima Raghubir, another Journalist, said the GPF website cannot be relied on for information since it has not been updated for quite some time. Police PRO Superintendent Ramlakhan revealed that a new website is being developed.
Journalist, Members of the Judiciary and Guyana Police Force take a photo opportunity
He added that a WhatsApp group which consists of commanders from across all police divisions and reporters has helped the police in solving crimes. Journalists were briefed on practices that can compromise court cases and crime scenes; and harm the public good in relation to minors and victims of sexual offences matters. Bolan urged Journalists reporting on court cases to familiarize themselves with the Laws of Guyana and the elements of an offence for which a person is charged. According to Bolan, Journalists should be fair in their reporting and should cover arguments raised by the defence and prosecution. She reiterated that a person is innocent of an offence until proven guilty and as such when carrying reports on them words like “alleged” and “accused” must be used where necessary. Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan was very vocal about the dos and don’ts when reporting on matters involving minors and sexual offences. The Chief Magistrate explained that the identities
(names and photos) of victims should not be published. Chief Magistrate McLennan further explained that in a sexual offence case where the perpetrator is related to the victim, the address and relationship of the perpetrator to the victim should not be published. The Chief Magistrate also advised that it is not wise to publish the photographs of minors accused of crimes blocking their eyes alone because there is a possibility the person could be recognized by those known to them. In relation to domestic violence matter filed under the Criminal Law Offence Act, the Chief Magistrate said that since these matters are heard in open court Journalists should use their discretion when carrying reports on sensitive information. According to Justice George, the media cannot report the evidence presented in Preliminary Inquiries (PI). Justice George, however said, it is acceptable for reporters to carry the names of witnesses who testified in a PI. Additionally, the acting Chief Justice said that reporters are not allowed to report on Voir Dire (trial within a trial). Justice George, the Chief
Magistrate and the other Magistrates, Commander Chapman and senior police ranks engaged Journalists in interactive discussions during which some burning issues were raised. The seminar touched on other areas like investigative reporting and identifying areas of research for potential stories. The presenters guided Journalists on how to develop sources for information. Bolan, with the help of Chabrol, introduced Journalists to several websites like PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), BOP.gov, search.sunbiz.com, regulations.gov and others. “In your spare time you can check out some of these sites. You will be amazed as to the amount of information you can find. For instance, with PACER you can access U.S. Appellate, District, Criminal and Bankruptcy court records. “BOP.gov is the Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site. Using this site, Journalists were able to see when a Guyanese who was convicted in the U.S for drug trafficking will be released from prison.
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What became of the COI Local govt. hand books launched recommendations into last year’s deadly prison attack? In the face of last evening’s massive prison break, questions have been raised about the recommendations made following last year’s prison unrest which led to the fiery death of 17 prisoners. These recommendations were made by a Commission of Inquiry, (COI) which was ordered by President David Granger following the deadly prison break. The activity would have cost the State some $13 million. The Head of State had expressed optimism that Guyana will not suffer a recurrence of what was described as the worst prison riot in the nation’s history. Consequentially, Granger ordered that a high level meeting between members of the Judiciary and of the Executive. The officials were ordered to examine services geared towards providing alleviating overcrowding at the prisons and rehabilitation of the inmates. However, it is unclear whether any actions were taken towards addressing these deficiencies or implementing the COI recommendations. Among other things, the COI report said that the State should consider the removal of the Georgetown Prisons from the centre of the city. The report also high-
lighted a number of infrastructural deficiencies, including the non-completion of the new Brickdam Prison which has placed unnecessary burden on the overcrowded Georgetown Prisons. Recommendations were made for the complete construction of the new prison at Lusignan and upgrading the Mazaruni Prison facilities to improve the prison holding capacity. According to the document, “This prison has the capacity to house an additional 250 prisoners.” The commission also noted the archaic state in which food in the prison is prepared. The report said that infrastructure for cooking quality food is grossly unsatisfactory and notwithstanding the food may be palatable, the manner in which it is prepared with fire wood will always be a recipe for protests by prisoners. Additionally, proposals were made for Capital A Block to be renovated and be named ‘Centre of Learning and Reconciliation” for prisoners. “It should have a good library with appropriate technology and other supporting material to aid inmates to develop themselves,” the document stated. “Enhance the structure
and equipment at the Cecil Kilkenny Prison Officers’ Training School at Lusignan to create a receptive learning environment for prison officers.” The Commission also proposed a review of the internal walls of high security blocks to avoid prisoners breaking through them. It also proposed a more effective system of lighting in dormitories to be introduced to avoid tampering and turning off of lights by prisoners in divisions. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Commission Justice Winston Patterson stressed that concerns were specifically raised about the issue of overcrowding at the Camp Street prison. Justice Patterson said that the government would need to urgently address the problem. The retired judicial officer also noted that the administration should pay more attention to reformation services offered to inmates. “When they come out they must be able to earn something. To alleviate the crowding aspect, we would want it to be considered as urgent, the improvement of physical and social facilities. We were concerned about the overcrowding and that concern is immediate. We want it done like yesterday,” Patterson asserted.
WPA calls for setting up of National Youth Council Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is of the firm belief that the issues affecting the youth of Guyana should be tackled in a comprehensive manner. So said its Chairperson, Tabitha SaraboHalley at the party’s most recent press conference. Sarabo-Halley said that the WPA is of the view that this demographic that is critical to the development of the country and holds the key to its re-election. “While we acknowledge the work being done in the area of Sports, the successful Hack-a-ton, the STEM programme and the meaningful changes that have occurred in the PYARG programme, we feel that these have only benefited a small section of the population. WPA urges a broadening of these programmes to include a wider cross-section
WPA’s Chair, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley of youths.” The chair said that the WPA feels that the National Youth Policy should form the basis upon which youths are engaged. “We, therefore, urge the
government to convene the National Youth Council after meaningful consultations with youth in all regions of Guyana. We further call on the government to ensure that this National Youth Council has representatives from every Region in the country and put systems in place to allow recommendations from this council to inform the annual budgetary allocation for youth.” Further, Sarabo-Halley said, “We recommend that The National Youth Council should conduct a nationwide study to determine which aspects of the Youth Policy should be prioritised by the government. “WPA also calls for the early convening of a National Youth Conference as promised in the Coalition’s manifesto.”
Local Government plays a pivotal role in the management of towns, villages, neighbourhoods. In ensuring that, these territories are mandated by law to be managed with councils or what is commonly referred to as mini governments. As such, the Ministry of Communities with the assistance of Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED) with financial support from the Government of Canada, crafted two handbooks for councillors of the Municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils. The handbooks serve as a guide for Municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, (NDC) on their roles and functions under the Local Government Act. The books which were launched in Region Seven on June 24, last, are said to inform the Councillors of their rights and responsibilities to assist them with managing their jurisdictions in a more efficient manner. The handbook consists of two volumes and covers a range of topics including an overview of the local government system; the legislative authority functions and responsibilities of local government organs; the fiscal management of local government organs; the roles and functions of chair persons, etc. and the need for participation by communities among others. During the book launch, Minister of Communities,
Local Government hand books which were recently launched Ronald Bulkan, noted that “the publication of this tool and resource guide is vital in the path the government wants the country to take.” “It is my hope that it (Handbook) is being presented in a user-friendly manner so that it is easily read and understood. It consists of a wealth of information easily available. It can only be useful if it is read so administrators and councillors have to use it to manage their jurisdictions.” The Minister said that the handbook seeks to return the role of local government to its rightful place. He added that availability of this document with such relevant information from the
local government Act Chapter 21 and 28:02 which governs the operation of Municipal Councils, will transform each Regional Democratic Council. Minister Bulkan noted, however, that councils have the legal responsibility for the management of their jurisdictions and he or she has the responsibility to manage their responsible area making use of the handbook. The content of the handbook is designed to provide Councils with the capacity to be effective in its roles and responsibilities, information to residents and the role of local government and institutionalization of the local government.
Govt’s silence on oil-related... (From page 8) the government to publish the contract.” He said that the Chairman of the WPA, in a letter to President David Granger said, “There is no justifiable reason for not publishing this contract. Seeking public comment on it is our democratic obligation. And engaging the widest possible sharing of views can only help the coalition government to make wiser decisions.” Hughes is not the only one with these concerns as many have been expressing similar concerns in the letter pages of the various newspapers. The media, which also forms part of civil society, has been asking questions but still cannot get information. For instance, the Minister of State was asked to disclose the names of the lead negotiators that have represented Guyana’s interest so far. His
response was, “Those names are still under wraps.” According to EITI, transparency in the extractive sector means, “Revenues generated from the extraction of natural resources are available for the public to see.” Guyana’s membership to EITI is important for transparency. President Donald Trump has told American companies that they do not have to make disclosures in countries in which they are operating. EITI’s policy is that “all companies (regardless of whether they are EITI Supporting Companies) operating in a country implementing the EITI are required to disclose how much they pay to the government.” EITI web page listed some of the benefits of membership. It said that governments benefit from following an internationally recognized transparency standard that demon-
strates commitment to reform and anti-corruption, and leads to improvements to the tax collection process and enhanced trust and stability in a volatile sector. Companies benefit from a level playing field in which all companies are required to disclose the same information. They also benefit from an improved and more stable investment climate in which they can better engage with citizens and civil society. Citizens and civil society benefit from receiving reliable information about the sector and a multi-stakeholder platform where they can better hold the government and companies to account. Energy security is enhanced by a more transparent and level playing field. This increased stability, encourages longterm investment in production – and thus improves the reliability of supply.
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Transported property & music equipment. Call: 2653586
Experienced curry cook roti/ puri cook, counter servers, waiters (day shift only). Apply Hacks Halaal, 5 Commerce Streets.
INNOVATIVEMARKETING & PUBLISHING INC –TEL: 600-4212: We create A/ works, logos, busi ness cards, posters, etc, placements of ads included.
1 Heavy duty mechanic for Interior must have Driver’s License & know to weld. Accommodation & Meals provided. Call: 680-2702
Passport, permanent & visitor visa application, Professional Immigration Consultant – Sabita Immigration Services. Call: 225-6496/ 662-6045 Repairs to refrigerators, gas stoves, A/C units, washing machines. Call Lindon: 6411086/ 694-2202 Affordable house plans for residential and commercial buildings @ 37 Camp and Croal Streets. Call: 610-4085/ 614-0525/227-3575 Eagle’s: Re-gas -$8,000, Washing machine repairs, Gas Stove, Plasma flat Screen, computer repairs & more. Call: 697-2969/646-0966 Repairs at affordable prices: fridge, air conditioner, washing machines, dryers, TV, microwaves & freezerCall: 610-5846 or 661-8158
CAR RENTAL DOLLY’SCARRENTAL-CALL: 225-7126/226-3693 DOLLYSAUTORENTAL@ YA H O O . C O M / W W W. DOLLYSAUTORENTAL.COM PROGRESSIVE CAR RENTAL: SUV FOR RENTAL- $4,000 & UP PER DAY- CALL: 677-7827, 6435122 ,EMAIL:PRO_AUTO RENTAL@YAHOO.COM WING’S CAR & PICKUP RENTAL: LOW DOWN PAYMENT, CHEAP RATES,SPECIAL OFFERS! . CALL: 690-6494 AIDAN’S CAR RENTAL:PICKUP,9-11 SEAT MINI BUS, GOOD FOR AIRPORT & FAMILY OUTINGS, CHEAPEST RATE . Call: 698-7807
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Live in experienced waitress 18-25yrs -$80,000 monthly. Call: 610-3974 Cosmetologist to work in salon must be certified & have clientele, must have pleasant personality. Call: 626-6450/ 227-1125 Professional mechanic specialized in diesel & gasoline vehicles with responsibilities - $5,000 daily. Call: 685-6588 Experienced shop workers, handyman & domestic to work Interior location, age 1840yrs. Call: 231-0363 9am4:30pm (TIN, ID & NIS) Female cook with housekeeping experience, ages 30-45. Call: 629-9450 1 Experienced salesgirl, knowledge of doing VAT bills, apply with written application: VV&I General Store, 22 Saffon St. Charlestown. Call: 223-9677 One experienced truck driver, apply within at VV&I General Store, 22 Saffon St. Charlestown. Call: 223-9677 Hardworking, pleasant, physically fit, literate, team player (Plant Shop Staff), 1825 years in Georgetown Tel: 646-2108 PEN PAL Male seeking a female for serious relationship. Call: 684-3613
LEARN TO DRIVE C. Persaud & N. Outar Driving School formerly Soman & Sons Driving School @ Maraj BuildingCall: 644-5166; 622-2872; 6150964; 689-5997 (affordable packages).
1 Three bedrooms upper flat @ Lusignan, E.C.D. Call: 6298240
One 5pcs suite hardly used $55,000, treadmill -$40,000, 1recliner chair -$30,000. Call Esmond Latchmansingh: 2265053
Furnished three bedrooms top flat, next to Georgetown Hospital. Call: 225-3756/603-2257
Copy machines for sale. Call: 220-7607/650-2582
Hair/Nail Station rental & barber station rental, New Market Street. Call: 638-1106
One SP plus data card printer. Call: 233-2725/2439 One Diesel welder, excellent condition, owner leaving country. Call: 699-4300/ 2282734 German shepherd puppies. Call: 220-2277/220-8904/6291471/639-5466
Fully furnished luxury apartment to rent 2 & 3 bedrooms, long and short term stay. Call: 665-3505 1 Fully furnished a p a r t m e n t a t Vi c t o r i a Avenue Eccles, E.B.D, inclusive of: parking, cable, internet & 2 bedrooms (one AC). Call: 667-2536
1 Hilux extra cab, GVV series, 5L diesel, good condition. Call: 673-3335/233-6218
(2) 2010 Vitz - $2.2M negotiable each, 2010 Suzuki swift & Nissan March $2M negotiable each (all unregistered). Call: 6497771/690-7155 1 Fielder Wagon, new model -$1.450M negotiable. Call: 231-6552/ 656-6852
MASSAGE Gent’s Spa contact our masseuse for appointments. Call: 658-5528 Neisha’s Massage Spa. Call: 674-8147
One three bedroom concrete house for sale Contact Mala: 917-254-2909, location: Vryheid’s Lust, North. Call: 699-4111/626-2208
Chef and assistant cook. Call: 225-7933 or visit us at 173 Sheriff St.
Property for sale at Hope, E.C.D- Call: 648-0436 One concrete building (incomplete) in residential area, close to National Stadium, Massy Supermarket, price negotiable. Call: 699-4114 One transported property , Lot 317 Old Road, Craig, EBD. Price $6M. Contact IPED : 226-4675, 225-8949
EDUCATIONAL Canadian School of Arts & Science: Summer Classes 2017- Pre-K, Nursery, Primary, Secondary (July 10th –August 11th). Call: 216-6921/22 for registration I.A.E – Registered now for full-time secondary school, lessons, CXC/CSEC classes, adults, students, repeaters. Call: 683-5742/621-7365 Summer Classes for slow learners in Maths, Phonics, Reading, Spelling and much more. Call: 675-4379 First Aid/Courses at St. John Ambulance Brigade, 110 Cowan St., Georgetown, available: morning, evening sessions. For details call: 225-9082 Summer Classes: Phonics, Reading, Language, Mathematics, Art & Craft & fun day (4-12yrs) July 17th- August 11th @ Roxanne Burnham Gardens-Tel:218-2076; 619-4355 Personal Tutoring: Maths, English, Social-Studies, Office Administration, History, Reading & Accounts. Excellent Results guarantee. Call: 610-6087
Accounts clerk: English A (Grade 1) , Mathematics, P.O.A (Grade 2), knowledge of NIS, PAYE, VAT & QuickBooks @ Technical Services, Eccles. Call 6144358 One experienced Accounts Clerk; apply to Alabama Trading, Georgetown Ferry Stelling. Workers: carpenter & mason. Call: 265-3586 Male & female labourers for a seafood processing plant. Apply in person @ BM Enterprise, Guyana Fisheries Limited Wharf. Office clerk, apply at Survival Lot 10 Vlissengen Road, Newtown, Kitty.
LAND FOR SALE Land at 42 Coglan Dam, size: 37X270 price -$5.5M negotiable. Call Mr. Howes: 677-9938 or Mrs Clarke: +13473870537
Maid for East Bank area please call: 614-4358 Female cleaner for office in Eccles, E.B.D. Call: 233-2745.
La Parfaite Harmonie -$1M, Zeelugt -$2M, Tuschen house & land - $3.5M, La Parfaite Harmonie -$1.7M. Call: 642-1252 Prime land to build that dream home. Not far from Princess, New Thriving, Massy, HJ water world $13M neg- Call: 669-8397
VEHICLE FOR SALE
Allion, Primo, Fielder Wagon, Spacio, Bluebird, 212 Carina, NZE, Honda CRV, Toyota IST, RZ & Pit-bull – Call: 650-7501
VACANCY Cook/ Baker for interior. Applicants must be experienced. Call: 618-2020
Property for rent - 2 storey house at Republic Park, E.B.D - $1200USD. Call 6471773
Queenstown: furnished apartment and one office flat 2500 sq.ft. Call: 600-3171
Oswin J’s Auto Imports, new arrivals: Premio 2009, Allion 2009/2010, X-Trail 2009, Vitz 2013, 1 Bus 05/09. Call: 6092815/696-4659
PROPERTY FOR SALE Transported property @ Grove and Diamond $16M negotiable. Call: 625-5461
La Parfaite Harmonie (main road) - $2M, $1.6M, $1.4M, $1.8M, Herstelling -$3M, Tuschen - $1.2M, Farm $3M. Call: 666-2326 La Parfaite Harmonie $1.6M, $1.4M, $1M, $2M, Eccles - $5.5M, Herstelling $3M, Tuschen - $1.2M, $5M. Call: 604-6724 or 686-9608
TO LET Newly constructed apartments in a safe & healthy environment. Call: 698-6496/622-6512 1 Two bedrooms bottom flat at Patentia Housing Scheme, W.B.D- Call: 646-2120 or 6033119 Unfurnished 3 bedrooms, upper flat located at Durban Street, Wortmanville. Call: 600-2828
2 ½ Acres riverside land, 5 Acres land with 5,000 sq.ft building, Brickery, East Bank Demerara. Call: 653-2477/ 685-6874 House lots in Blankenburg $3.5M. Contact-6500402\603-1402 26 Happy Acres, East Coast, 5,830sq (53X110), 25 Million, negotiable. Call: 614-4358
ACCOMMODATION Journey Inn apartment rental, short term with AC & Kitchen, as low as -$15US. Call: 642-1783/ 646-3011634/718-2301695
SALON - Make-up Courses with Mac, Bare Minerals, etc. -CosmetologyCourses:$120,000 - Technician Course: $45,000. Call: 647-1773/660-5257 ANN’S BEAUTY SALON & COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL SUMMER CLASSES: HAIR, NAIL, FACIAL, ETC. LOT 132 CUMMINGS ST BOURDA. CALL: 223-8452 TAXI SERVICE GR TAXI SERVICE. CALL: 219-5000; 227-1982 & 225-7878 (24HRS)
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Trinidad PM Warns West Indies Cricket Could “Destroy” CARICOM PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has warned that the situation regarding the state of West Indies cricket had the potential to “destroy” CARICOM, because of the differences among the regional leaders on the issue. Rowley said he was surprised when he did not see the matter of West Indies cricket on the agenda for the just concluded 38th meeting of Heads of Government in Grenada last week. “I tried to ask whether it could be put back on the agenda, Rowley explained. “ To p u t b a c k t h e Committee (CARICOM sub-Committee on Cricket) which would focus on whether we are prepared to drop the issue and interestingly after I spoke, not another sound was made at the table,” he told the I-Sports radio programme on Saturday night, indicating that the silence may have been as a result of regional leaders having non-unified position on the matter. “The subject has become one that threatens our very unity among us on the table,” he said, repeating his statement that following his suggestion that the matter be placed on the agenda “not a single person leading our territories joined and as a result of it there was no comment on West Indies cricket. “Isn’t that interesting,”
he asked, noting that the Venezuela situation was not placed on the agenda but was put there after he raised the matter. Rowley told radio listeners that “the current a r r a n g e m e n t i n We s t Indies cricket is not just destroying cricket as a game…what is happening at the level of heads at CARICOM should make it clear to the other people that the game is now and the management and the situation is threatening to destroy CARICOM itself. “Because when one leader who is hosting, the others could walk away because of something he said about what is going on in cricket and…what is happening with a particular country that is apparently benefiting from the current arrangement, all kinds of issues arise and in that scenario CARICOM is long sight of what really should be happening,” he added. His statements were in an apparent reference to the statement made by CARICOM chairman and a host Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell at the start of the annual summit last Tuesday night. Mitchell told the ceremony that it was “greatly disheartening” to see regional leaders agree to a unified position in private, only to then announce opposing positions publicly. “The legacies that have been created by our players on the field, and
Dr. Ralph Gonsalves
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the voice they have given throughout generations, to expressions of West Indian identity, have been welldocumented and chronicled through the years,” said Mitchell, a former chairman of C A R I C O M ’s Prime Ministerial sub-committee on cricket. “So, when we get together to discuss the current challenges of the regional game, it is not merely a case of politicians dabbling in some useless pastime.” Mitchell urged the regional heads to stand in unity behind CARICOM decisions, adding that with Cricket West Indies (CWI) not discharging its role, CARICOM had a responsibility to act. But Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne defended his government’s position insisting that it has a policy of not interfering “in the internal affairs of institutions
and governments”. Browne, in a statement to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), said that the governance of West Indies cricket “appears to be an evocative romanticism of a particular Caribbean head”. Browne, who left the summit following the opening ceremony, in his statement sent to CMC, noted that “the board operates independently of governments (and) now there is a particular head who is of
the view, and if I may add here, the flawed opinion that with my support and other heads that he could achieve his compulsive, obsessive desire to dissolve the board.” Rowley said that the current in-fighting within CARICOM is probably providing strength to CWI because “they are not facing a united front to be challenged where their position can be subjected to the rule of law. “What you are saying is
that the Caribbean leadership is not able to deal with the issue and therefore, they are on their own and as long as they lay claim to West Indies cricket unchallenged because of the fracturing of the Caribbean leadership they can go on and do this for as long as they want. That is the message they are going to get from this,” he added. Rowley warned that the longer the situation remains unresolved “the more of what you saw happening in Grenada this week, where one prime minister offends another prime minister and walks out of the meeting, la la la that is likely to become the future”. Rowley said he is prepared to serve as a member of the CARICOM subcommittee on Cricket which is under the chairmanship of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. But he said he was not optimistic that a solution to the West Indies cricket crisis could be achieved in 2017.
T&T Govt. seeking to recover millions PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has defended the decision to file a lawsuit against the president of a company that was paid millions of dollars in the controversial Life Sport programme, SporTT, saying it is confident it would recover the funds. “ We a r e p u r s u i n g a claim against Ebeam for failing to perform any of the adequate services and we are claiming there was a total failure of consideration for the contract. We are going against Ebeam for failing to provide any adequate deliverables. It is the St a t e ’s c o n t e n t i o n i t i s entitled to a repayment of the TT$34 million (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents),” said the Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministry of the Attorney General Stuart Young. The government alleges that the president of Ebeam Interact Ltd, Adolphus Daniell, was paid the funds for a contract under the Life Sport programme which never materialised and Young said at the outset of the contract there was “suspicious activity,” as the contract was also backdated and there were two payments of TT$17.5 million of which nothing was received in return. In 2014, the Cabinet fired
Stuart Young the former SporTT board after it decided to pay off a TT$34 million contract to Daniell’s EBeam Interact for work he did not do in the now defunct Life Sport programme. Young said a claim has also been brought against 14 defendants, the majority of whom were the former
directors of the Sport Company. “We are seeking a declaration that they are guilty of breach of their fiduciary duties under the Company’s Act, guilty of negligence, and caused to make a contract on June 2013 and back dated it to December 2012. “We have found evidence through forensic work that the contract we believed was December 6, 2012, was made June 5, 2013 to facilitate the first payment of TT$17.5 million. We have a very strong legal team, we will not be deterred. “We have been working with international agencies, including international law enforcement agencies. I will be making another trip to Washington in the coming weeks to continue the work we are doing there,” Young said.
Big pay, no work Daily Nation - Government has paid more than $1 million to two senior public officers who did not drive a stroke for up to seven years The two had been sent on special leave, but continued to earn their salaries. In what a trade unionist has described as “a coward’s way out” of dealing with matters head-on, the Freundel Stuart administration has paid former Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Sabina WalcottDenny, her annual salary, excluding allowances, of $135 024, or a total of $540 096 over the four years she has not worked. Former acting Supervisor of Insurance, Vernese Brathwaite, who has been on leave for seven years, is being paid her annual salary of $98 087, or $686 609.
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Republicans blast Trump idea for cyber security unit with Russia WA S H I N G T O N (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he and Russia’s president had discussed forming a cyber security unit, an idea harshly criticized by Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted after its alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Tweeting after his first meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Trump said now was the time to work constructively with Moscow, pointing to a ceasefire deal in southwest Syria that came into effect yesterday. “Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded and safe,” he said following their talks at a summit of the Group of 20 nations in Hamburg, Germany. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham, an influential South Carolina Republican who is a member
of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Marco Rubio of Florida, who opposed Trump for their party’s presidential nomination, blasted the idea. “It’s not the dumbest idea I have ever heard but it’s pretty close,” Graham told NBC’s “Meet the Press” program, saying that Trump’s apparent willingness to “forgive and forget” stiffened his resolve to pass legislation imposing sanctions on Russia. Rubio, on Twitter, said: “While reality & pragmatism requires that we engage Vladimir Putin, he will never be a trusted ally or a reliable constructive partner. “Partnering with Putin on a ‘Cyber Security Unit’ is akin to partnering with (Syrian President Bashar al) Assad on a ‘Chemical Weapons Unit’,” he added. Trump argued for rapprochement with Moscow in his campaign but has been unable to deliver because his administration has been dogged by investigations
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting. REUTERS/Carlos Barria into the allegations of Russian interference in the election and ties with his campaign. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the matter, including whether there may have been any collusion on the part of Trump campaign officials, as
Trump’s son met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Clinton - NY Times Reuters - President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing three advisers to the White House. Trump’s then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, also attended the meeting, the Times reported. The Times quoted a statement from Donald Trump Jr. in which he acknowledged meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. “After pleasantries were exchanged, the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms.
Clinton,” the Times quoted Donald Trump Jr. as saying. Clinton was the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. “Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information.” Allegations of the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia have cast a shadow over Donald Trump’s first five months in office, distracting from attempts by his fellow Republicans in Congress to overhaul the U.S. healthcare and tax systems. The Kremlin has denied U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Moscow tried to tilt the election in Trump’s favour, using such means as hacking into the emails of senior Democrats. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion.
Camp Street jail razed (From page 3) concrete cell block and shouted “Freedom, we want freedom, alyuh let we mudda sk&nt out,” they shouted. Some covered their faces with jerseys as the inferno continued. The blaze intensified. Even persons outside the prison walls had to move back to escape the soaring temperatures. Then more cries for help were heard as well as banging on the prison fence as well as loud clanging sounds emanated from the D’Urban Street side of the prison gate but as had become the norm, missiles followed. So intense was the heat that two buildings on D’Urban Street across the way from the prison caught on fire. As day turned to night floodlights were brought in yet the prisoners who were in the security tower were resolute that they were not coming out. Ultimately after about two and a half hours some of the prisoners shouted their willing-
ness to be rescued. The ladder was shifted to the John Street side of the fence resting upon the razor/ barbed wires and before long three prison officers clambered down to safety. “Was five of us in there and them prisoners who come out with we actually saved us from death and negotiated our release,” one prison officer told the police and media operatives. However, up to late last evening some other prisoners who were in the security tower refused to exit the compound while those who opted to be rescued were searched, handcuffed and placed in a security vehicle and whisked away. Up to that time all the wooden buildings in the compound were destroyed and the flames were petering out. Notable were the emotional outbursts from relatives of prisoners and prison officers who were seeking any information about their wellbeing and whereabouts. (Mondale Smith)
are congressional committees including both the House and Senate intelligence panels. Those probes are focused almost exclusively on Moscow’s actions, lawmakers and intelligence officials say, and no evidence has surfaced publicly implicating other countries despite Trump’s suggestion that others could have been involved. Moscow has denied any interference, and Trump says his campaign did not collude with Russia. “I don’t think we can expect the Russians to be any kind of a credible partner in some kind of cyber security unit,” Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN’s “State of the Union” programme.
“If that’s our best election defense. We might as well just mail our ballot boxes to Moscow,” Schiff added. Separately, U.S. government officials said that a recent hack into business systems of U.S. nuclear power and other energy companies was carried out by Russian government hackers, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The newspaper said government officials and U.S. industry officials confirmed this was the first time Russian hackers were known to have
breached U.S. nuclear power company networks. Trump said he had raised allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election with Putin. “I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion.....” He added: “We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!” The United States, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and “de-escalation agreement” for southwestern Syria on Friday, as Trump’s administration made its first attempt at peacemaking in the country’s six-year-old civil war. The ceasefire was holding hours after it took effect on Sunday, a monitor and two rebel officials said. In another tweet, Trump said that “sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with President Putin. Nothing will be done until the Ukrainian & Syrian problems are solved!” The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia for its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
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On the occasion of the Guyana Police Force 178th Anniversary there were promotions of the junior ranks — constables and corporals to Sergeants. These promotions were approved by the Commissioner of Police. TO SERGEANT SER. NO. REG. NO.
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As Brexit challenge looms, embattled PM May vows to fight on Reuters - Britain’s Theresa May will promise to fight on as prime minister and pursue bold domestic reform despite her diminished authority in a speech this week relaunching her leadership after 12 tumultuous months in power. As her minority government prepares to start the difficult task of passing Brexit through parliament, May will remind Britons of her promise to build a fairer society, seeking to repair a reputation damaged by an illjudged snap election. Almost one year on from her first day as Prime Minister — a job she took on in the chaotic aftermath of Britain’s shock referendum vote to leave the European Union — May will urge voters and political opponents to help her “tackle the injustice and vested interests that threaten to hold us back”. “My commitment to change in Britain is undimmed,” May will say on Tuesday according to advanced extracts from her speech.
Theresa May May called the unscheduled election on June 8 in an attempt to cash in on high poll ratings and win support for her plan to make a clean break with the EU in 2019. But the gamble backfired when voters stripped her of a majority in parliament and forced her party into a deal with a small Northern Irish party to prop up a minority government. “In this new context, it will be even more important to
make the case for our policies and our values, and to win the battle of ideas both in Parliament as well as in the country,” May will say. May’s ability to carry on as prime minister and drive divisive Brexit legislation through parliament with only a fragile majority behind her has been persistently questioned since the election. The first stage of the Brexit process will come later this week when a key piece of legislation, which translates EU law into British law, is presented to parliament. On Sunday, a lawmaker from the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, Britain’s fourth largest party, said he thought Brexit might not happen because the divisions over how to achieve it were too great. But May’s position seems secure for now, with colleagues preferring to see her start Brexit talks rather than topple her and risk the whole government collapsing — a scenario that could let a resurgent opposition Labour Party into power.
Health Minister wants talks with producers to deal with obesity KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica is calling for dialogue between producers of sugar concentrates and the authorities to curtail the high level of obesity in the country. Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the talks between the producers and government are for the well-being of society as the issue has long-term negative impact not only on the health system, but the economy. “The extent to which consumption of certain items will negatively affect persons and the society… will also reflect on those who provide those products. We have an obligation to the greater good of the society,” Tufton said. Addressing a forum on curbing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region hosted by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR) last week, Tufton said that the obesity levels among young people in Jamaica are alarming. “It is almost inevitable at that rate that persons will not only develop unhealthy habits, but the public-health system is going to be challenged,” he added. He said those affected by obesity will have challenges to live healthy lives, and the issue of unhealthy diets cannot be ignored, hence the
Dr. Christopher Tufton need for a “more constructive conversation”. The CAIHR, under its initiative called Congregations Taking Action Against NCDs, is seeking to reduce preventable deaths in
the Caribbean by disseminating health messages through places of worship. Representatives from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the Jamaica Council of Churches, and the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches also participated in the forum with delegates being told that diabetes and high blood pressure are some of the illnesses classified as NCDs, and are preventable with lifestyle changes. The Caribbean epidemic of NCDs is the worst in the Americas. NCDs cause more than 60 per cent of deaths in the region, and are the leading cause of premature deaths in Jamaica. High blood pressure affects 25 per cent of Jamaica’s population.
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U.S.-Russian ceasefire deal holding in southwest Syria Reuters - A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria held through the day, a monitor and rebels said yesterday, in the first peacemaking effort of the war by the U.S. government under President Donald Trump. The United States, Russia and Jordan reached the “deescalation agreement,” which appeared to give Trump a diplomatic achievement at his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Germany this week. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britainbased war monitor, said “calm prevailed” in the southwest since the truce began at noon (0900 GMT) yesterday despite minor violations. Combatants briefly exchanged fire in Deraa
province and in Quneitra around midnight, but this “did not threaten the ceasefire,” said Observatory Director Rami Abdulrahman. Major Issam al Rayes, spokesman of the Southern Front coalition of Westernbacked rebel groups, said “a cautious calm” continued into the evening. “The situation is relatively calm,” Suhaib alRuhail, a spokesman for the Alwiyat al-Furqan faction in Quneitra, said earlier. Another rebel official, in Deraa city, said there had been no significant fighting. It was quiet on the main Manshiya front near the border with Jordan, which he said had been the site of some of the heaviest army bombing in recent weeks. “Syrian ceasefire seems to be holding ... Good!” Trump tweeted yesterday.
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Sublime Lewis hundred stuns India
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Opener Evin Lewis led a brutal assault with a recordbreaking hundred as West Indies sensationally battered India to win the oneoff Twenty20 International by nine wickets here yesterday. In pursuit of 191 for victory at Sabina Park, the Caribbean side staged the third-highest successful run chase in their history to get home with nine balls to spare and notch their third victory over India inside the last 15 months. The left-handed Lewis slammed a scintillating unbeaten 125 off a mere 62 deliveries, belting six fours and 12 giant sixes – the last of which off left-armer Ravi Jadeja sailed over wide long-on and ended the game in style. He dominated an 82-run, first wicket stand with superstar Chris Gayle who made 18 from 20 balls in his first match for West Indies since last year’s T20 World Cup in India, before adding 112 in an unbroken second partnership with Marlon Samuels who was flamboyant in an unbeaten 36 off 29 deliveries. With his hundred, Lewis became only the third batsman to score two hundreds in T20 Internationals joining the illustrious company of Gayle and New Zealander Brendon McCullum. He also eclipsed Gayle’s 117 against South Africa 10 years ago for the highest score by a West Indian in T20 Internationals and
SCOREBOARD INDIA *V Kohli c Narine b Williams S Dhawan run out R Pant c wkp Walton b Taylor D Karthik b Samuels +MS Dhoni c Samuels b Taylor K Jadhav c Narine b Williams R Jadeja not out R Ashwin not out Extras (lb6, w6) TOTAL (6 wkts, 20 overs)
39 23 38 48 2 4 13 11 12 190
overtook Australian Shane Watson for the third highest-ever score. India had earlier posted a challenging 190 for six off their 20 overs after being sent in, with Dinesh Karthik top-scoring with 48 off 29 deliveries and captain Virat Kohli getting 39 off 22 balls. Teenager Rishabh Pant, in his third T20I, chipped in with 38 off 35 balls while opener Shikhar Dhawan made a swift 23, but India lost momentum during their innings and never cleared the 200-run mark. Kohli and Dhawan gave them a lightening quick start, however, racing to 54 without loss after the first five overs as the Windies leaked runs early on. Kohli had smashed a six and a four off the first two balls of the sixth over from seamer Kesrick Williams when he was deceived by a slower one and taken at mid-on by Sunil Narine. All told, he struck seven fours and a six. Two balls later, Williams’s brilliant direct hit at the non-striker’s end following through off his own bowling, accounted for Dhawan, leaving India to regroup. They did so through an 86-run third wicket stand between Karthik and the 19-year-old Pant, as the visitors put themselves in a strong position on 140 for two with five overs left. But West Indies hit back, grabbing four wickets for 13 runs in the space of 14 deliveries to leave India on 164 for six at the end of the 18th. Karthik was third out in the 16th over at 151 for three, bowled by Samuels after striking five fours and three sixes and seamer Jerome Taylor knocked over MS Dhoni (2) and Pant in 17th over, before Williams had Kedar Jadhav (4) brilliantly caught by Narine at deep square at the end of the 18th over.
Dinesh Karthik was generous with his sweeps, West Indies v India, Only T20I, Kingston, ©AFP In reply, West Indies started slowly, managing just 17 runs from the first three overs before Lewis sprang to the life in the fourth over, blasting boundaries off the last three balls as seamer Mohammed Shami’s first over leaked 19 runs. He clobbered off-spinner Ravi Ashwin for back-to-back sixes in the next over which cost 16 runs before taking another 14 runs from pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s following over. Lewis, who survived two chances in the deep just five balls apart in separate overs, raced to his half-century off 24 balls when he cleared the ropes at long on with left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav at the start of the seventh over.
Froome stays in control after action-packed ninth stage
Did not bat: Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, B Kumar Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Kohli, 5.3 overs), 2-65 (Dhawan, 5.5), 3-151 (Karthik, 15.4), 4-156 (Dhoni, 16.4), 5-156 (Pant, 16.5), 6-164 (Jadhav, 18) Bowling: Badree 4-0-31-0 (w1), Taylor 4-0-31-2 (w1), Williams 4-0-42-2, Brathwaite 2-0-26-0 (w3), Narine 3-0-22-0, Samuels 3-0-32-1. WEST INDIES C Gayle c wkp Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav 18 E Lewis not out 125 M Samuels not out 36 Extras (b5, lb2, w8) 15 TOTAL (1 wkt, 18.3 overs) 194 Did not bat: +C Walton, K Pollard, R Powell, *C Brathwaite, S Narine, S Badree, J Taylor, K Williams. Fall of wicket: 1-82 (Gayle, 8.2 overs) Bowling: Kumar 4-0-27-0, Ashwin 4-0-39-0 (w2), Shami 3-0-46-0 (w1), Kuldeep Yadav 40-34-1 (w3), Jadeja 3.3-0-41-0 (w2). Result: West Indies won by nine wickets. Series: West Indies won one-off T20 International. Man-of-the-Match: Evin Lewis. Toss: West Indies. Umpires: N Duguid, L Reifer; TV – J Wilson.
Gayle, who punched a four and a six in a sedate knock, top-edged a pull at Kuldeep in the ninth and was caught by wicketkeeper Dhoni but Lewis continued unfazed, needing 28 balls to complete his second fifty. He marched into the 90s with a straight six off Jadeja, moved to 99 two balls later with a massive six over long off before sprinting a quick single to raise three figures off 52 deliveries and follow up his maiden century against the same team last August in Florida. Not to be left out, Samuels produced some exquisite strokes, taking 16 from one over from Shami, en route to finishing with five fours and a six.
Team Sky rider and yellow jersey leader Chris Froome of Britain in action during the Tour de France 181.5-km Stage 9 from Nantua to Chambery. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier) CHAMBERY, FRANCE (Reuters) Chris Froome escaped unscathed after an actionpacked ninth stage of the Tour de France as one his main rivals and his Team Sky lieutenant crashed out of the race yesterday. The defending champion, who was attacked by Fabio Aru just as he suffered a mechanical on the last climb, ended up third at the end of a 181-5km trek in the Jura mountains won by Colombian Rigoberto Uran ahead of France’s Warren Barguil. Briton Froome had his rivals to thank, however, as none of them took turns in front while he was changing his bike in the lungbusting ascent to the Mont du Chat. The scene was reminiscent of the 2010
Tour when Alberto Contador attacked Andy Schleck on the ascent to the Port de Bales when his rival’s chain snapped. “I had a mechanical problem with my gears, I had to change bike,” said three-times champion Froome. Froome was already without team mate Geraint Thomas, who abandoned after crashing in the slippery descent of the Col de la Biche, one of three out-of-category ascents of the day. In the final descent to Chambery, Australian Porte, regarded as Froome’s main challenger ahead of the three-week event, went off the road into a wall of rocks. AGGRESSIVE BARDET
Last year’s runner-up Romain Bardet of France pedaled away in the final descent but was reined in by Froome, Uran, Barguil, Aru and his Astana team mate Jakob Fuglsang two km from the finish line. “There will be other great battles to fight in the Pyrenees and the Alps,” Bardet said after taking fourth place. Uran also had a mechanical and was forced to ride the final kilometers on a single gear. Overall, Froome leads Aru by 18 seconds and Bardet by 51 as two-times winner Contador, who crashed twice, cracked on the last climb and dropped out of contention. Uran is fourth, 55 seconds off the pace while Astana look set to work as a double act from now on as Dane Fuglsang is fifth, 1:37 behind Froome. Three-times podium finisher Nairo Quintana of Colombia also struggled, losing 1:15 to Froome and his group. He is now eighth overall, a massive 2:13 off the pace. Today is a rest day and the fight for the overall title is set to resume next Thursday with the first big Pyrenean stage. In-form Porte, however, will not be contesting it after a high-speed crash ruined his chances, with the Australian taking down Ireland’s Dan Martin with him. Quick-Step Floors’ Martin got back on his bike but crashed again before limiting the damage on the line. He is now sixth overall, 1:44 behind Froome. French champion Arnaud Demare, who was targeting the green jersey for the points classification, missed the time cut, as well as the three FDJ team mates who were helping him, meaning the four are now out of the race. Slovakian Juraj Sagan, Italian Matteo Trentin and Australian Mark Renshaw also finished outside the time limit.
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11th Pentecostal Linden Churches basketball
Linden teams defend home Opening victories turf in Guinness Playoffs for Pentecostal, Full - action swings to Pouderoyen Tarmac this Friday A packed Mackenzie Market Tarmac went home satisfied after witnessing hosts Dave and Celena’s All Stars and Jermaine & Family Silver Bullets become the first teams to make it to the semifinals of this year’s Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Playoffs. Watched by Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste, Outdoor Events Manager Mortimer Stewart, Linden Branch Manager Shondel Easton and Communications Manager Troy Peters, Linden champions Dave & Celena’s All Stars after dispatching Berbice’s East Bank Gunners 6-0 in their opening encounter, reached the last four via a 2-1 penalty shootout win against the Mining Town’s Swag Entertainment after regulation time failed to
separate a nil-all deadlock. Silver Bullets beat Georgetown’s Tucville 2-0 via a penalty shootout triumph in their first game after their clash ended 1-1 in regulation, before returning to squeeze past Melanie ‘B’ 1-0 in quarter-final action with Damian Williams’ 19th minute strike, making the difference. They now await the outcome of next Friday’s round of matches which will be staged at the Pouderoyen Market Tarmac on the West Demerara. The semi-finals and final will be held at Demerara Park, Thirst Park. The winning team will receive $550,000 and the coveted trophy, runnersup$300,000 and trophy, while third and fourth placed finishers will take home
$200,000 and $100,000 respectively. The defending champion is Sparta Boss. The night’s full results are seen below: Day-1 Quarterfinal Game-1 Swag Entertainment-0 vs Dave and Celena’s All-Stars-0 Dave and Celena’s AllStars won 2-1 on penalty kicks Game-2 Melanie-B-0 vs Silver Bullets-1 Damian Williams-19th Round of 16 Stage Game-1 Melanie-B-0 vs NA Kings-0 Melanie-B won 2-1 on penalty kicks Game-2 Swag Entertainment-8 vs
Buxton Diamond-2 Swag Scorers Colwyn Drakes-2nd, 3rd, 9th and 31st Shane Luckie-7th, 28th and 36th Royston Fraser-34th Buxton Scorer Kevon Assaye-6th Dwayne Jacobs-36th Game-3 East Bank Gunners-0 vs Dave and Celena’s All-Stars-6 Kennard Simon-32nd, 36th and 38th Keon Sears-19th and 30th Cordell Johnson-34th Game-4 Silver Bullets-1 vs Tucville-1 Silver Bullets won 2-0 on penalty kicks Silver Bullets Scorer Robin Adams-17th Tucville Scorer Delon Williams-18th
KALLICHARAN CENTURY FAILS TO PREVENT DEFEAT FOR UNDER-19S DURBAN, South Africa, CMC – Kirstan Kallicharan’s hundred was not enough to prevent West Indies Under19s from tumbling to a fivewicket defeat to South Africa Under-19s, in the opening unofficial One-Day International of the fivematch series here yesterday. The 17-year-old struck 101 as the Caribbean side, sent in at Chatsworth Stadium, reached 222 for eight off their 50 overs. Jeavor Royal, batting at number seven, chipped in with a breezy 28 off 32 balls but he and Kallicharan were the only ones to pass 20 as the innings struggled to recover from a poor start. Fast bowler Thando Ntini, the son of legendary South Africa seamer Makhaya Ntini, was the leading bowler with
four for 56. In reply, captain Raynard van Tonder hammered 131 not out as the hosts coasted to their target in the 42nd over. Wandile Makwetu supported with 35 and Hermann Rolfes got 28 while seamer Darren Nedd (240) and left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop (2-50) picked up two wickets apiece. The hosts were tottering on 44 for three in the 11th over before van Tonder anchored two stands to rescue the innings. He struck 18 fours and a six off 133 deliveries, adding 112 for the fourth wicket with Makwetu and another 66 for the fifth wicket with Rolfes. Earlier, the Young Windies found themselves struggling at 33 for four in the 14th over after Ntini made key strikes at the top of the order.
But Kallicharan, one of the heroes from the last Youth World Cup in Bangladesh, came to his side’s rescue in an innings lasting 106 balls and including 12 fours and two sixes. He posted 45 for the fifth wicket stand with Alick Athanaze (16), 47 for the sixth wicket with Royal before dominating a 59-run seventh wicket partnership with Bishop who made 16. Kallicharan then found an ally in Mikyle Louis (14 not out) to put on a hasty 38 for the eighth wicket off 24 deliveries and rally the innings late. Scores: WEST INDIES U-19s 222 for eight off 50 overs (Kirstan Kallicharan 101, Jeavor Royal 28; Thando Ntini 4-56). SOUTH AFRICA U-
Kirstan Kallicharan … struck 101. 19s 223 for five off 41.1 overs (Raynard van Tonder 131 not out, Wandile Makwetu 35, Hermann Rolfes 28; Darren Nedd 2-40, Joshua Bishop 2-50).
Windies Women break losing streak with...
Merissa Aguilleira (WindiesCricket.com)
From page 39 Shanel Daley (2-30) and Afy Fletcher (2-38) supported with two wickets apiece. Shashikala Siriwardene top-scored with 33, Prasadani Weerakkody chipped in with 30 while Chamari Jayangani got 26. Off-spinner Taylor, taking the new ball, got the breakthrough when she had Hasini Perera well caught at the wicket by Aguilleira for four in the fifth over. And four balls later in the next over, offspinner Matthews bowled Nipuni Hansika for nine, after
getting one to drift and beat the left-hander’s drive. Siriwardene and Jayangani combined to bolster the Sri Lankan innings, frustrating the Windies in a stand of 61 for the third wicket. While the right-handed Siriwardene faced 67 balls and struck five fours, her lefthanded partner counted two fours and faced 50 balls. When Jayangani was brilliantly stumped off Mohammed in the 25th over, three wickets tumbled for four runs in the space of 14 balls
as Sri Lanka slumped to 88 for five in the 27th over. Prasadani Weerakkody and Oshadi Ranasinghe h e l d u p t h e Wi n d i e s advance with a 42-run sixth wicket stand but once the partnership was broken, the last five wickets went down for 52 runs. Scores: West Indies women 229 for 9 (Aguilleira 46*, Dottin 38, Sripali Weerakkoddy 3-38, Kanchana 2-50) beat Sri Lanka women 182 (Siriwardene 33, Anisa 3-39, Daley 2-30) by 47 runs.
Gospel and South
There were wins by Pentecostal Fire, Full Gospel and South churches as the 11th annual Pentecostal Fire organized Inter Churches basketball championship which is being played at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court. When the 2017 championship began on Friday last, Pentecostal Fire gained an exciting 49-47 win over Mount Carmel as Keifer Tappin led them with 14 points as Israel Warden netted 14 and Theodore Tappin and Marlon Pollydore each got eight for the winners. The Webster brothers Adrian and Joel ended with game high scores of 18 and 16 points respectively. The next day, Saturday, Full Gospel eased past Praise Tabernacle 51-36 behind Compton Burnett’s and Gavin Clarke who scored 14 points apiece and Timothy Carter with seven. Kevin Alleyne also got 14 points plating for the losers, Praise, with Dominic Henry and Kareem Parkinson contributing six points each. Four Horsemen Emancipation one day horserace meet
Changes made as support rolls in from Overseas and Guyana As support continues to roll in for the much anticipated one day Emancipation Horserace meet organised by the Four Horsemen Promotion Group, the organisers have been forced to make a few changes to the days programme to accommodate the overwhelming amount of support they have been receiving so far. There is less than a month to go before the big day which is slated for Tuesday 1st August at the Port Mourant (Big Yard) Turf Club (PMTC), Corentyne Berbice. So far there are over 30 entries with a total of $5M in cash and trophies at stake. Seven races are still listed for the day. The feature event is for animals’ classified E3 and non-winners for 2016 and 2017. It also caters for animals’ classified F and G that has not earned over $500,000 for 2017. The distance is now 1300M for winning take of $350,000 and trophy. The event for 3 years old animals will now be open to all Guyana Bred animals. The distance is now 1300 meters for a winning pocket of $300,000 and trophy. The other event remain the same with –the animals
classified H3 and lower over 1200M running for a first prize of $300,000 and trophy. The 2 yrs old Guyana bred animals will have their first taste of the track over 900M for a $250,000 reward and trophy. The I3 & lower animals will be competing over 1200M for a take home pay of $200,000 and trophy. The J3 and lower animals and those 4 years and older and K class will be racing over 1100M for a winning prize of $150,000 over 1100M. The L class non earners of $150,000 in 2017 will have an opportunity to run as they compete for a pole position taking of $120,000 over 1200M. A number of trophies, both from overseas and Guyana have already been received for the days meet. No late entries will be accepted. Interested persons can contact Bobby Vaughn on 624 6788, 223-5097, 227-7061, 333-0290 or 333-0301; Fazal Habibulla on 657 010; Ramnauth on 337-5311, 697 1979 or Campton Sancho on 690 0569 for information on entry or any other detail of the event. Colin Elcock is the Coordinator.
Berbice capture GCB Female... From page 41 by 47 runs. Batting first, Essequibo were restricted to 13-3 before Stacy Moses hit two fours in a top score of 20, while Keesha Tucker added 16 and Eylinda Abrams 11 to help their team to 88-8 off their reduced quota of 14 overs due to rain. Kassia Munroe claimed 4-28 and Russhanna Lynch 214. The President’s XI never threatened and were sent packing for 41 in 10.2 overs in reply. Only Kamim Ramsammy reached double figures with 13 as off-spinner Kemmone Thomas bagged 6-9.